Meditate on Compassion

I was listening to a dharma talk by Thich Nhat Hahn today. He spoke of understanding leading to compassion. My experience in life resonates with this.

Continuing to deepen my understanding, of myself, others, and our world.

The strugle continues and possibly will for some time. I had a glimmer of understanding with this person last weeekend which is good. Because when I can begin to understand, I can begin to offer compassion.

There is a character at my work that has becoming exceedingly difficult to bear. She appears to like to stir things up, or needs lots of attention. Who knows. My perceptions are frequently wrong.

However she has caused me to suffer at work. I am working with understanding her, but this gets shoved away by my emotional responses. At best at times she is a reminder for me to breathe. To pause and see where I am.

Yesterday on my way to work at 5am. Arrghh. I was tired from sleeping poorly and unsure of what the day would hold.

Passing a gas station I saw a man waking up in the bed of a pickup truck. Suddenly I was grateful.

Every one of us suffers. Every creature on earth suffers. Realizing this I must water the seeds of compassion in me.